Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on February 5, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
House Bill 1487
Mississippi Public Records Act; revise certain provisions of.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-4-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI ETHICS COMMISSION SHALL INTERVENE ON BEHALF OF AN UNREPRESENTED PERSON WHEN A PUBLIC OFFICIAL APPEALS A DECISION OF THE COMMISSION TO THE CHANCERY COURT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI ETHICS COMMISSION SHALL EMPLOY AN ATTORNEY WHEN THE COMMISSION IS UNABLE TO REPRESENT THAT PERSON; TO PROVIDE THAT THE CONTRACT HIRING SUCH ATTORNEY MUST BE APPROVED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL; TO AMEND SECTION 25-61-12, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC RECORDS ACT TO PROVIDE THAT ONCE AN INVESTIGATION HAS CONCLUDED OR A TRIAL HAS CONCLUDED, CERTAIN INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC RECORDS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 25-61-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE PENALTIES FOR A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF THE MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC RECORDS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 21 to February 5, 2019, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days
Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 21 – Feb 5
- Jan 21Referred to the House committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 21Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
- Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives